Just before the expiration of his posting window, Shota Imanaga finally has a Major League home: The Japanese lefty is reportedly headed to the Chicago Cubs, on a deal that seems to have more bells and whistles than a locomotive. (We don’t yet know the exact terms of the contract, but Jim Bowden reports that […]
January 10, 2024
Ever since the New York Yankees missed out on top target Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the hunt has been on for a way to upgrade the team’s starting rotation behind Gerrit Cole. We’d been assuming that said upgrade would be another top free agent, maybe Blake Snell or Jordan Montgomery, or a trade for someone like White […]
January 10, 2024
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office will not file felony charges against former Los Angeles Dodger and current free-agent pitcher Julio Urías, according to reporting from ESPN’s Alden González. The case will now be moved to the City Attorney’s office for possible misdemeanor charges. Urías, 27, was placed on administrative leave by MLB commissioner […]
January 9, 2024
Less than two days before his posting deadline, Shota Imanaga finally has a Major League home: The Japanese lefty is reportedly headed to the Chicago Cubs. (We don’t yet know the exact terms of the deal, but Jon Morosi reports that it’s for multiple years and will come in around $15 million annually.) It’s a […]
January 9, 2024
Most of the Hot Stove attention in recent days and weeks has focused on the starting pitching market, and understandably so: It’s probably the single most important position in the sport right now, and it just so happens that most of the biggest names available this winter — Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Aaron […]
January 9, 2024
Despite pitchers and catchers reporting in just a few weeks’ time, a stop-and-start Hot Stove season remains in a bit of a holding pattern, as big names like Blake Snell, Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger and Jordan Montgomery try to secure the best possible deals now that the market is been freed up a bit. Luckily […]
January 9, 2024
The baseball world is waiting for the next big free-agent domino to fall, with names like Blake Snell, Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger and Jordan Montgomery still on the market. It remains to be seen how long it’ll take each of those stars to sign, but we do know that another prominent name will almost certainly […]
January 8, 2024
Hard as it is to believe, the holidays have come and gone, and the beginning of a new baseball season is right around the corner — we’re now just over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training camps across Florida and Arizona. That means it’s time for would-be contenders to get […]
January 8, 2024
The calendar has flipped to 2024, and with the holiday behind us, expect the Hot Stove to get cranking again soon — with 14 of our top 25 free agents still available and lots of money freed up now that Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are off the market. So who’s heading where? Each weekday, […]
January 8, 2024
The Los Angeles Dodgers had already dropped over a billion dollars so far this winter, so what’s $23.5 million more? It may not be as landscape altering as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Tyler Glasnow, but Andrew Friedman and Co. continued to add talent to their roster, reportedly reaching agreement on a one-year deal with […]
January 7, 2024
While the baseball world waits to see how the rest of the top of the starting pitching market — your Blake Snells, Jordan Montgomerys, Shota Imanagas and Dylan Ceases — shakes itself out, the New York Mets went ahead with an under-the-radar signing that could look pretty shrewd in a few months’ time. Per Jon […]
January 7, 2024